Environmental sustainability and office furniture
When purchasing office desks, office chairs or office storage, you should consider the impact this will; have on the environment. Purchasing products from suppliers who hold ISO 14001 gives peace of mind.
Inter County Office Furniture endeavors to ensure that its suppliers are environmentally aware and are taking measures to protect the environment.
This process forms part of our own Quality processes and Environmental registration.
All suppliers are asked to complete the following with preference being given to those which are either ISO14001 certified or in the process of obtaining certification.
| Supplier Environmental Assessment | YES | NO |
|---|---|---|
| Is your company certified to ISO 14001 or equivalent? | ||
| Do you have a published environmental policy - Please provide a copy | ||
| Do you plan to undertake ISO 14001 certification - Please provide timetable | ||
| Do you hold regular environmental reviews with minuted outcomes | ||
| Do you investigate your suppliers environmental credentials | ||
| Do you recycle packaging materials | ||
| Do you make your employees aware of environmental issues | ||
| Do you take steps to reduce fuel usage | ||
| Do you maintain your vehicles to the manufacturers standards | ||
| Has there been any legal action against you with regard to the environment in the last 5 years? | ||
| Does you offer facilities for customers to return used products / packaging for reuse, recycling or safe disposal? |
Environmental Policy Statement (example from one of our Suppliers)
The Directors of Silverline Office Equipment Ltd recognize their responsibility to the environment and publish this policy to show their commitment to its protection both locally and globally.
It is the policy of Silverline Office Equipment Ltd to provide its customers with high quality products manufactured to specific standards of quality and performance as laid down in our Quality Management System Accredited to ISO 9001.We are manufacturers of metal office furniture and we will complete our company objectives in an environmentally responsible manner.
We have recognised that through our operations and the activities of our suppliers that we inevitably impact on the environment. Through regular environmental reviews and audits we have highlighted the use of raw materials, energy use and the production and disposal of waste, as the main aspects of our activities. We will routinely assess these significant aspects and set targets to ensure continual improvement of our environmental performance using `ISO 14001: Environmental Management Systems 2004'as a framework. We will review our performance in meeting these targets on a regular basis.
The company will ensure that proper managerial, technical and administrative controls will operate in order to enable this policy to be maintained. We will seek to incorporate the use of processes, practices, materials or product that are compatible with our commitment to the prevention of pollution.
Silverline Office Equipment Ltd will comply with all relevant current environmental legislation, regulations and any other requirements of industry best practice. Through the Environmental Management System we will assess new requirements and where appropriate achieve compliance.
It is the policy of the company to ensure that all personnel involved in the company's operations have appropriate training and that each individual concerned understands the environmental aspects, impacts and pollution control instructions of their job function.
It is the responsibility of all employees to support and apply those sections of the company Environmental Management System, which relate to their activities within the organization.
The policy embraces relationships with our suppliers with whom we will promote improved environmental performance through communication of our policy and objectives. The policy will also be communicated to our customers and is available to the public when requested.
SUSTAINABILITY POLICY
Inter County Office Furniture is committed to promoting sustainability. Concern for the environment is paramount when choosing office furniture suppliers, vehicles, delivery routes, and operating processes.
Inter County Office Furniture aim to follow and promote good sustainability practice, to reduce the environmental impact of all our activities, and to help our clients and partners do the same.
- Principals
- To comply with and exceed, where practicable, all applicable legislation, regulations, and codes of practice.
- To integrate sustainability into our business decisions.
- To ensure all staff are aware of our policy.
- To minimise/optimise the impact on sustainability of office and transport activities
- To make clients and suppliers aware of our position on sustainability and encourage them to adopt a sound approach
- To review our position regularly.
- Practical steps
- Make use of technology to minimise travel for internal meetings
- Promote the use of technology to minimise travel for customer meetings
- Reduce the need for staff to travel by providing appropriate technology
- Monitor and enforce delivery driver monitoring system
- Encourage good driving practice
- Optimise route planning for deliveries
- Specify recycled content in raw production materials
- Actively recycle wherever practical
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